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Dance exercises in vehicle (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

caper

'dance' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'exercises in vehicle' is the wordplay.
'exercises' becomes 'pe'.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'vehicle' becomes 'car' (car is a kind of vehicle**).
'pe' going inside 'car' is 'CAPER'.

(Other definitions for caper that I've seen before include "Jump about playfully" , "Cooked and pickled flower bud" , "Skip or dance; escapade" , "Dance playfully" , "Frolic - bud used in cooking" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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